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Golf club with universal hosel and/or spacer

a golf club and universal technology, applied in the field of golf clubs, can solve problems such as difficulty in meeting the demands of golfers, and achieve the effect of reducing or eliminating

Active Publication Date: 2013-01-31
COBRA GOLF
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Benefits of technology

The patent aims to create a universal type hosel and / or spacer that can be used for different types of club head shafts. This would eliminate the need for manufacturing a separate hosel for each specialized club head shaft. The universal type hosel and / or spacer can be used on iron, wood, and hybrid sets as well as on all club heads. This would provide a more efficient and cost-effective manufacturing process.

Problems solved by technology

Complicating the problem is that golf club head hosels, which are designed to receive club head shafts, are typically designed to accommodate only a single specific club head shaft size.
It is difficult to meet the demands of golfers, who want to use various sized club head shafts, when a club head hosel is designed only to meet one specific shaft size.

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[0022]A golf club universal hosel and / or spacer is disclosed herein. The embodiments disclosed herein are described in the context for use with any type of club head, including but not limited to woods, fairways, hybrids, and irons.

[0023]With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a golf club head can include a hosel 10 that is configured to receive more than one size club head shaft. For example, and with reference to FIG. 1, in some embodiments a hosel 10 can comprise a hosel body 12 and an inner hosel opening 14. The hosel 10 can comprise a first hosel section having an outer diameter d0, an inner diameter d1, and a length L1. In some embodiments, the inner diameter d1 can be greater than the diameter of a remaining portion of the hosel opening 14. In some embodiments the inner diameter d1 can be approximately 10.9 mm, though other ranges and values are also possible. For example, in some embodiments the inner diameter d1 can range from approximately 10 mm to 12 mm. In other embodiments, th...

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Abstract

A golf club can include a universal hosel and / or hosel spacer that allows the golf club to be used with a variety of different sized club head shafts. The universal hosel can include multiple steps or ledges, and various inner diameters to accommodate different sized shafts. The spacer can be a self-expanding spacer, and can be pre-coated with epoxy. The spacer can fill in gaps within a hosel, so as to accommodate different sized shafts.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This application generally relates to golf clubs, and in particular to universal type hosels and spacers for golf clubs that can be used to accommodate a plurality of different sized shafts.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Golf clubs and golf club heads can come in many different forms and makes, such as wood- or metalwood-type (including drivers and fairway woods), iron-type (including wedge-type club heads), utility or specialty-type, and putter-type club heads.[0005]The design and manufacture of golf clubs can require careful attention to club head construction. Among the many factors that can be considered are material selection, material treatment, structural integrity, and overall geometric design, including but not limited to shaft attachment design.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0006]An aspect of at least one of the embodiments disclosed herein includes the realization that it is becoming more common for g...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/02A63B53/04
CPCA63B53/02
Inventor O'SHEA, III, JAMESROACH, RYAN L.SANCHEZ, RICHARD ROMOSORACCO, PETER L.
Owner COBRA GOLF